How Do I Get and Install Canon Printer Drivers on a
Mac or Windows Computer?
For printers, Canon is a well-known brand. Canon printers are popular because of their excellent quality, accuracy, and dependability. The variety of printers includes inkjet, color, and laser models. Canon provides printers for all applications at the most affordable prices as a result. Canon printers are also user-friendly and have multiple functions. But you can’t use a printer that you just bought. To use it, you have to download and install the Canon printer drivers. Thus, we shall examine the corresponding steps.
Step1: Get the Printer Driver downloaded to your PC
Visit Canon’s support website to download the printer for your Mac or Windows computer. Let’s examine the process.
1. Start any web browsers from your Windows or Mac, preferably Chrome and Safari, as the first step.
2. Now use the search bar to find Canon printer to go to the official Canon website.
3. Afterwards, go to the homepage of the Canon website and select the Support option.
4. The Software & Drivers are then displayed after choosing the Support section.
5. You will be asked to choose the Printer model for which you wish to download the driver after choosing Software & Drivers.
6. To download the most recent driver, you must first select the Printer Model and then configure the OS and OS versions.
7. After choosing the Software & Drivers option, the complete driver for the relevant printer will appear under the Recommended heading.
8. Lastly, to download the driver, choose the Download option. Now, watch for the system to download the driver.
Step 2: Setting Up Your Computer to Print from a Printer
The driver is now installed on your computer, but it needs to be used with your printer. Now let’s look at how to set up Canon printer drivers on your computer.
1. You need to navigate to the Downloads folder on your computer after downloading the printer driver.
2. Run the setup driver after choosing it.
3. You need to choose Yes when the user control window that appears on your screen does so.
4. Setting your preferred language is the first step in the printer set wizard.
5. Choose the Language tab and your desired language to set your preferred language.
6. After that, you need to set your location in the window that opens next.
7. Now, to accept the user agreement, select Yes by clicking on the following option.
8. The setup will then launch the Firewall settings, where you have to select to turn off the block option before clicking Next.
9. Afterwards, you’ll have to select Next once more after deciding between the Wired and Wireless setup methods.
10. You will then see instructions on the screen, which you should follow by tapping Next.
11. Additionally, you are prompted to select the appropriate software, which you have selected for the printer.
12. You must wait for the driver to install fully once the installation process begins.
13. Following installation, you must close the window and restart your computer.
14. Rebooting will assist your system in properly executing the driver.
Conclusion
Canon printers are simple to set up and operate. However, downloading and installing Canon printer drivers can be a time-consuming task if you are unfamiliar with using a Canon printer. But once you figure out the right way to do it, the next time will be easy. Thus, this blog will provide you with a thorough how-to on the subject. It will also show you how to update the printer driver that was provided.